Theme Park Design

Learn how to become an Imagineer!

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Course Description

If you want to design theme parks for a living, here's the class that shows you how! It's a fun class for everyone. You'll explore:

art direction

story writing

themed architecture

ride control

show control

audio and video

lighting

mechanics and hydraulics

animatronics

Steve Alcorn is the CEO of Alcorn McBride Inc., the company the engineers products for all of the world's major theme parks. Steve began his career by helping to design Epcot. Since then he has designed equipment for hundreds of rides and shows, and thousands of other attractions, all over the world.

In this course you'll lean first hand from him, what it takes to become an Imagineer, and what all the different specialties there are in the field of theme park design. (Steve also hosts a non-video workshop where you can design your own attraction with his guidance. Read more about it at http://imagineeringclass.com)

In Theme Park Design you'll learn:

"Blue Sky" Brainstorming

Conceptual Attraction Design

Project Management

Architecture and Structural Considerations

Mechanical Engineering for Rides

Safety and Monitoring Techniques

Ride Control Engineering

Show Systems Design

Audio Video Systems

Special Effects

Whole Park Infrastructure

Merchandise and Food Service Planning

Test and Adjust Processes

How to Find Theme Park Design Jobs

Enrolling in Theme Park Design is like signing up for the crazy roller coaster ride that every theme park project turns into. Along the way you'll experience all the thrills, spills and chills of creating a new attraction and opening it to your guests!

You'll also receive:

lists of companies that do theme park design

industry trade organizations

roller coaster, haunted houses and attraction links

tips on how to find jobs in the theme park industry

Theme Park Design is open to everyone with a sincere interest in theme parks and a desire to have fun. Enroll today, and let Steve Alcorn show you how to become an Imagineer!

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Instructor Biography

Steve Alcorn is a theme park designer, author, teacher, and the founder of Writing Academy. His novels include mysteries, young adult stories, historic fiction and romance. His is also the author of How to Fix Your Novel.

Steve has helped more than 20,000 aspiring writers structure their novels, through the online learning programs of 1500 colleges and universities worldwide. Many of his students are now published authors, and you can be, too!